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Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center is the primary teaching hospital for the Dartmouth- Geisel School of Medicine. We are looking for a full time cardiovascular perfusionist to add to our phenomenal team. Experienced perfusionists or new grads with exceptional experience are encouraged to apply. We offer a competitive salary and benefit packages and a relatively low number of after hour call-backs and emergency cases. Our welcoming and cooperative team is hiring for a sixth perfusionist to work with four experienced and pleasant surgeons. Additionally, our exceptional cardiac anesthesia team, PA's, and RN's collaborate to treat the largest geographical region in New England. Case load includes CABG, valves, aortic work, standby for TAVR and lead extractions, occasional AngioVac, with no transplant or VAD cases. Our multidisciplinary ECMO team handles 10-15 ECMO per year with RT's doing the majority of bedside coverage and the perfusion team managing initiations, daily rounding, and occasional transport.
Relocation will be provided with bonus incentives available.
Responsibilities
• Assembles equipment and medications to a particular procedure. Sets-up, primes and de-bubbles functioning unit under aseptic conditions. Verifies operation of mechanical and ventilation systems, including safety devices.
• Develops preoperative perfusion plan and calculates perfusion formulae based on patient's medical history.
• Establishes continuous arterial-venous system on the patient at the beginning of open-heart surgery. Continuously monitors physiological parameters and evaluates perfusion technique.
• Sets-up, calibrates and monitors in-line monitoring devices. Evaluates data and adapts perfusion plan.
• Alters perfusion plan during surgery to meet the needs of patient or surgeon, or mechanical failure.
• Ensures termination of perfusion and support of vital signs when heart and lungs resume functioning following surgery. Documents perfusion activities in patient record. Charges for supplies and services used.
• Disassembles heart-lung pump. Disposes of contaminated materials, cleaning up non-disposable parts.
• Maintains instruments, medication and equipment supplies for caseload/emergencies.
• Sets-up and operates blood conservation systems for open-heart patients.
• Operates intra-aortic balloon pump for open-heart patients.
• Provides ventricular assist technology to patient. If roller or centrifugal pumps are utilized, provides 24-hour coverage until assist effort is terminated.
• Performs regular inspections and routine maintenance of perfusion equipment. Arranges for periodic professional service at appropriate intervals and emergency services.
• Completes statistics for data-base, research and quality assurance purposes.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned.
Qualifications
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ü Bachelor's degree with 2 years post-graduate school in Perfusion or the equivalent in education and experience required.
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